After losing consecutive games for the first time since 2021, the Dallas Cowboys have left the Philadelphia Eagles in pole position to secure the NFC East division title for the second straight season. The 11-4 Eagles know that if they win their two remaining games in the 2023 regular season, they will be NFC East champions whatever the 10-5 Cowboys do.
Who do the Cowboys and the Eagles still have to face?
The Cowboys host the Detroit Lions in Week 17 on Saturday, before visiting the Washington Commanders in Week 18. Meanwhile, the Eagles welcome the Arizona Cardinals to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, then close out their regular season on the road against the New York Giants.
Dallas and Philadelphia have both already made sure of their place in the NFL playoffs. The Cowboys are currently the fifth seed in the NFC, while the Eagles are second in the conference standings as things stand.
What do the Cowboys need to do to win NFC East?
Dallas are likely to need to win both of the games they have left to have any chance of leapfrogging Philadelphia. Indeed, if Mike McCarthy’s men fail to beat the Lions this weekend, an Eagles victory over the Cardinals will secure the division title for Nick Sirianni’s team with a game to spare.
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If the Cowboys win their remaining games and the Eagles lose both of theirs, Dallas will top the NFC East with a 12-5 record that would be one game better than Philadelphia’s 11-6.
If the Cowboys win two out of two and the Eagles lose one and win one, or if the Cowboys win one and lose one and the Eagles lose two out of two, the teams will finish with identical win-loss records. In such a scenario, tiebreakers would be required.
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The Cowboys lost to the Miami Dolphins in Week 16.Jasen VinloveUSA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
What happens if Cowboys and Eagles finish with same regular-season record?
The first tiebreaker used by the NFL is teams’ head-to-head records. This won’t separate the Cowboys and the Eagles, because they each won one of their Week 9 and Week 14 meetings.
The second tiebreaker is teams’ record against division opposition. The Cowboys and the Eagles are also level on this score at present, as they both head into Week 17 at 4-1 against NFC East sides. They each face a team from their division in Week 18, potentially offering the Cowboys a way of pipping Philadelphia to the NFC East crown. If both teams get the same result this weekend, a win for Dallas over the Commanders next week would give them the edge on this tiebreaker if the Eagles lost to the Giants.
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The next tiebreaker the NFL turns to is teams’ results against common opponents. As things stand, the Eagles are 7-3 on this score, with two games against common opposition left. The Cowboys, meanwhile, are 7-4 with one common opponent, the Commanders, remaining.
It would appear, however, that this tiebreaker cannot be used to separate the Cowboys and the Eagles: in any scenario in which either has a better record in this department, either the second tiebreaker would come into play first, or no tiebreaker would be needed at all. The teams can end up with the same overall record and common-game record, though. This will happen if: the Eagles win and lose, and the Cowboys win both games; or if the Eagles lose twice, and the Cowboys beat the Lions and lose to the Commanders.
This would take us to tiebreaker No. 4, a scenario in which Dallas would win out: the teams’ records against teams in the NFC. The Cowboys and the Eagles are tied at 7-3 so far, and both play conference opposition in their last two matches. So were the Texas franchise to win one more of their remaining two outings than the Pennsylvanians, they would take top spot in the NFC East.
Lions vs Cowboys: when, where, how to watch?
The NFL Week 17 clash between the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys will be played today, Saturday 30 December 2023, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Kick-off is scheduled for 8:15pm ET/5:15pm PT.
In the United States, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+ have the broadcast rights to the game. You can also stream the action on fuboTV, which offers users a free trial.
DALLAS – Finding a parking spot in Dallas may become more challenging after the city passed its first significant change to the parking code since 1965.
Developers say the change will help make room for more housing in the city.
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The idea behind the city’s new parking code is to let the market decide how much parking is needed for a development, instead of the city.
But some residents are skeptical that developers will have their best interests in mind.
New parking code
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The new code adopted by the city council on Wednesday will:
Eliminates parking requirements downtown and by DART stations.
Removes mandates for office, retail, and bars and restaurants under 2,500 square feet.
Parking requirements will be reduced for large apartments to one space per unit, down from one space per bedroom.
What they’re saying:
Dallas city councilman Chad West has been working to reform the city’s parking code for nearly six years.
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He argues the current parking code mandates hinder new housing and business developments.
“Our city’s parking code is wildly out of date, written in 1965, with minor changes since,” said West.
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At city hall on Wednesday, advocates in favor of parking reform, such as Brenda Gurumoorthy, argued that once parking becomes more challenging, public transportation will improve.
“More people would take transit to see friends and go out if activities were close to DART,” said Gurumoorthy.
The other side:
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Oak Cliff homeowner Laura Palmer says her neighborhood has learned it doesn’t always work that way.
“People will find a place to park. They will park on sidewalks, empty lots, even if you don’t require it. That puts the burden on us, the neighbors. We have to do the policing,” said Palmer.
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Ronnie Mestas lives in the Los Altos area of West Dallas. The former Chicago resident says he’s concerned Dallas is using a Chicago-like parking code but without the Chicago-style vibrant public transportation system.
“If you have cars on both sides and try to get emergency vehicles through, you’re going to be playing bumper cars bouncing off the cars,” said Mestas. “As a senior I don’t want to carry my groceries more than 5-6 car links to get to my house.”
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Dallas city councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn was the lone vote against the new parking code.
She called it overly ‘urbanistic’ and said it did not fit the needs of far North Dallas.
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The Source: Information in this article was provided by the Dallas Council Meeting on May 14. Additional comments were provided through interviews conducted by FOX 4’s Lori Brown.
It’s no secret that NFL teams try to one-up each other with their yearly schedule release videos on social media.
To reveal their 2025 slate, the Dallas Cowboys relied on subtle hints from a stream led by some of their biggest stars. Micah Parsons, CeeDee Lamb, Osa Odighizuwa and Tyler Smith spent much of the day together, starting a YouTube stream at 1 p.m.
As the Cowboys players golfed and played some pranks on each other, hints were being dropped that ultimately revealed the team’s schedule. Need some examples?
In one frame of the team’s social media video, Smith is seen eating an apple. That was used to pinpoint Dallas’ Week 2 game against the New York Giants. A few seconds later, Parsons throws a green paper airplane that quickly lands a few inches in front of him. That imagery was used for the team’s Week 5 game against the New York Jets.
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Take a look at the Cowboys’ full schedule reveal below:
The Cowboys will face a challenging slate in 2025, starting with a Week 1 showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles. Other marquee matchups include a Thanksgiving game against the Kansas City Chiefs and a Christmas Day battle with the Washington Commanders.
Find more Cowboys coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
The Dallas Cowboys have plenty of talent at defensive back, but injuries have plagued to position in recent years. All-Pro cornerbacks Trevon Diggs and DaRon Bland have struggled to stay on the field at the same time, and Diggs will likely miss the start of the 2025 NFL season after suffering a season-ending knee injury for the second straight year.
Dallas drafted East Carolina star Shavon Revel in the third round of this year’s NFL Draft, but he is also coming off a torn ACL that prematurely ended his college career.
Last season, ball-hawking cornerback Amani Oruwariye got the opportunity to start in six games for the Cowboys because of injuries, and he made the most of it.
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Oruwariye recorded 29 tackles, one interception, and three passes defensed. Unfortunately, he will not be back with Dallas this season.
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Amani Oruwariye takes the field to play the Pittsburgh Steelers. / Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
According to FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz, Oruwariye has agreed to a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans.
Tennessee also added linebacker Amari Burney off waivers this week, so it is clear the Titans are revamping the defensive roster.
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Dallas, meanwhile, has had plenty of roster shakeups of their own this offseason, so it is going to be interesting to see how everything plays out throughout the year.
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And, in case you were wondering, the Cowboys do not face the Titans in 2025, so there will be no “Oruwariye revenge game.”
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Amani Oruwariye intercepts a pass intended for New York Giants wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson. / Julian Leshay Guadalupe/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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